How to address polarisation at work

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    Diversity Council Australia (R. D’Almada-Remedios, A. Kaabel, and J. O’Leary), Inclusive Recruitment: How to Tap into Australias Overlooked and Underleveraged Talent, Sydney, Diversity Council Australia, 2022, p. 26-28

  2. Ibid.
  3. Diversity Council Australia (R. D’Almada-Remedios, A. Kaabel, and J. O’Leary), Inclusive Recruitment: How to Tap into Australias Overlooked and Underleveraged Talent, Sydney, Diversity Council Australia, 2022, p. 26.
  4. D. Chow & J. Lees, “3 Strategies to Address Political Polarization in the Workplace”, Harvard Business Review, 29 July 2021.
  5. Ibid.
  6. J.A. Minson and F. Gino, “Managing a Polarized Workforce”, Harvard Business Review, 2022.
  7. Ibid.
  8. Diversity Council Australia (R. D’Almada-Remedios, A. Kaabel, and J. O’Leary), Inclusive Recruitment: How to Tap into Australias Overlooked and Underleveraged Talent, Sydney, Diversity Council Australia, p. 26-28.
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    E. French and J. Vyver, “Voice to Parliament referendum impacting mental health of Indigenous Australians as charities report increase in racism”.

  15. Certified B Corp, “The Voice to Parliament and the role of business in advancing social change”, Certified B Corp, 13 September 2023.
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    E. Dowell and M. Jackson, “ ‘Woke-washing’ Your company won’t cut it”, Harvard Business Review, 28 July 2020.